Jerry Rice was the career leader against his three division rivals, and nearly caught more passes against each of those teams than any other receiver has recorded against any other team. Only Tim Brown’s 147 catches against the Chiefs prevented that, and Brown himself has a nice resume: he was the career leader in receptions against each of his four AFC West rivals. The only other player pulling off four team trick was Cris Carter against the old NFC Central teams.

Rice takes the top three spots here, which is very Jerry Rice of him. Tim Brown still has the lead on his four division rivals, but Randy Moss and Carroll Dale stole the Packers and Lions from Carter. Dale was a good player, but he really shined against the Lions. Both of his career 200-yard games came against Detroit, and his fifth highest receiving yardage total also came against the Lions.

A couple other surprising names are Carl Pickens and Terrell Owens. The latter isn’t surprising in the abstract, but seeing him against the Panthers is a bit unexpected. Only two other players have 1,000 yards against the Panthers — Joe Horn (1,094) and Roddy White (1,126), who should pass T.O. this year. Most of Owens’ damage against Carolina came when the 49ers and Panthers were together in the NFC West, although he also had 100-yard games against Carolina with both the Eagles and Cowboys.